New York’s Solomon Community Solar Launches Carbon Offset Program

New York-based Solomon Community Solar has announced that it has launched a new program to address growing concerns about climate change called ‘ReBalance Green.’

Solomon Community Solar claims to be a leading community solar firm that has saved homeowners approximately $4.8 million every year in electricity costs. It markets community solar projects on behalf of over a dozen of the largest solar developers in the US and Canada.

Solomon Community Solar said that ReBalance Green will offset both home and business footprints by investing in the American renewable energy projects including wind, solar, carbon capture and forestry. The company will also delve in landfill methane business.

Jeffrey Mayer, CEO of Solomon, stated, “Our community solar projects offset only a fraction of our customers’ total carbon footprint. We realized that if we are going to put a serious dent in carbon emissions we needed to do more and ReBalance is the answer.”

Solomon said that subscribers to ReBalance Green can spend as little as $1.50 a month and customize their offsets to fit their lifestyle and budgets. The company’s website allows customers to calculate their carbon usage.

In addition to its subscriber program, Solomon – through ReBalance Green – has introduced a gift program that allows customers to give carbon offsets to friends and family for holidays, birthdays and events. The RE company says that this is particularly appealing to millennials and Gen Zs who are most focused on environmental causes.

ReBalance Green has entered into agreements with renewable energy projects that are tracked by the North American Renewables Registry, a program that verifies that projects are legitimately reducing carbon emissions or offsetting emissions as in the case of forestry projects.

Solomon said that over its 5-year small history, the company has enrolled over 50,000 households and subscribed over 450 MW of projects in seven USA states.

The United States is undergoing a massive renewable energy development to combat climate change and build an emission free economy. US Energy Information Administration says that renewable generation will supply about 44 per cent of American electricity by the middle of this century and the major sources of energy would be wind and solar.